Wednesday, 24 March 2010

FuFu Birthday Part Two

FuFu Live in Frankfurt - Part Twelve 29th Birthday - 22nd March 2010

Officially, FuFu is now twenty nine years old.

After getting up from my comfy bed on the first day of my 29th year, i anticipated kicking off the first trip to Wiesbaden, the capital of the Federal state of Hesse which is located thirty minutes away from Frankfurt by train. Wiesbaden is a historic spa city which has catered to people from countries near and far for many centuries.

Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof (Wiesbaden Main Railway Station).

It was built between 1904 and 1906.

A pocket park situated just in front of Wiesbaden railway station.

Once i had arrived the city, i passed by a pocket park in front of the railway station before heading to the core of the town. I heard birds chirping, saw the squirrels chasing each other, spotted Spring flowers blooming and people enjoying the sun everywhere. Spring is in the air, finally on my birthday.

Spring is in the air! Hehehe

FuFu wanna be the purple flower, standing out among the rest.

Growing stronger, tougher and better.

Several days later, the country will in the blooming season.

The parks in Germany are all very inviting. Gotta visit more often!

Guess what building is this? You have three seconds.

It's a casino, named Kurhaus, situated next to Kurpark.

Wiesbaden was famous for gambling too. The Kurhaus casino has reopened and now rivalled those casinos located throughout the country. It's an imposing building with a massive Ionic portico and behind the Kurhaus extends the well groomed Kurpark.

Not only you, FuFu thought it was museum or city hall or library, etc.

Later FuFu moved on to Kurpark.

FuFu spent some times at the park.

Enjoying the blue sky, cool wind, Spring air, and sun.

After that, FuFu started snapping the flowers.

It's absolutely nice laying on the grass.

Then FuFu headed to the centre of the historical town.

The busy shopping street that packed with people.

The Schloßplatz (Palace Square) at Markstraße (Market Street).

The Schloßplatz (Palace Square) that situated in the center of the city is surrounded by several outstanding buildings - Market Church, City Hall, Ducal Palace, etc. It also a main pedestrian area at the core of the city where shops line the street and alleys, and mostly closed off to cars the whole day. It's pretty comfortable and relaxed to walk around this old town. I didn't really explore the town but rather enjoy strolling around, window shopping and taking pictures.

And saw a magnificent church from the narrow pedestrian street.

The majestic Marktkirche (Market church).

This neo-Gothic steeple dominates the center of Wiesbaden.

An important historical building. (Had forgotten its name.)

The Palace Square.

Typical German square - church, buildings, shops and open space.

Wiesbaden Rathaus (Town Mayor Hall) built in 1886.

The two towers of the Rathaus with nice pinnacles.

It's around six in the evening. Gotta take the train back to Frankfurt.

Happy 29th Birthday to FuFu. Got a muffin from a German bakery.

Also got a 50% off blueberry doughnut at 7.30pm. Lucky!

"... happy birthday to FuFu.... make a wish..."

And dinner was ABC soup (potato + tomato + carrot + chicken).

Yummy yummy. Loved the dessert!

FuFu had prepared the soup in the morning before he left.

It was a very nice birthday feast.

Who said one's birthday has to be celebrated with friends and family? Well franking speaking, it should be. Anyway anyway, i am away from home and will be celebrating my birthday later on Friday with my coursemates, so i decided to have a solo short trip on my 29th birthday. It's not bad celebrating the day which is belong to me quietly. Loved to spend the time alone for pondering, reflecting back things and gratitude to what i have in my life.

A loser? Shut up! You certainly don't know how to enjoy life. It can be fully utilised if you found the correct direction. Used to surrounded by friends and family since 1981, but at least now i know how it tasted like on my 29th. I totally enjoyed it. Again, happy birthday FuFu. Wish you all the best. Dreams come true. Stay healthy. Be happy.

Hey, it's just a number! FuFu doesn't look like 29 years old. Right?

Love the smiles. Be happy always FuFu!

FuFu birthday coincides with spring, a time when all comes alive again, renewed and refreshed for a new year, another four seasons full of hope! What a good omen for the birthday boy FuFu! - from Kenny -

Did you go and see those churches?I like visiting churches to admire their colourful stained glasses!

So you'll finish you master at 30 or 31?Master degree in UK only takes a year - very fast, intensive and demanding. I think elsewhere in Europe normally takes two years right?Good, you can travel a lot while still in Europe.

1ondoncalling : i didnt manage to visit the church... but i will go there again since it's not far from frankfurt :p yeah i love visiting church and look at the stained glasses... hahhaa will be 30 when i got my master =p yeah 2yrs course here ya...erm i have been here in 2007, but still wanna explore eastern europe lol will do so later

猪公主 : you mean the park? yeah everyone was laying on the grass... but not in the pictures :) but the street was busy with many people lol hahahaha... i enjoy the day which is belong to fufu =p enjoyed it very much

Life for Beginners : hahaha thanks kenny!! i got part of your comment edited on the post :) wish you wont mind lol actually i wrote a poem yesterday at the park... just dont wanna post it here... dont wanna make this post like a mess... hahaha..will share with you guys later in another post :) yeah spring... i love spring :p

Janice : hahaha my fulltime job is to enjoy life :) yeah thanks for the belated greeting... appreciate it... take enough rest also ok? dont work that hard...gotta come to my blog once a while ok?

hmmm, nothing's wrong to celebrate your own birthday alone.. as long as you are happy, then that's it!! and i love how you treat yourself on your big day, that muffin and donut are just so nice, i want a bite~~ :p

SK : yeah give me five ya :) erm i think you can get better muffin and doughnut in malaysia :p yoo yoo... fufu is living up the life :)

Che-Cheh : yeah actually i wrote something at the park...not to have along essay here so i decided to write it in the next post :) hihihi will share with you guys later =p stay tuned ya... erm my last birthday in the 20s so gotta have a nice one!! hoho wow sure or not? i dont look like 29 yrs old?? but early of 20s...omg i am so flattered :) hahhaha thank you thank you

micki : yeah a nice and simple celebration.... and the birthday feast was awesome... like it so much :) and i am gonna explore the old town again sooner... since it's only 30mins away from the city lol

The Nomadic Pinoy : thank you thank you... yeah i received many greetings from them through emails and messages :) miss them all ya... and my celebration here in germany was great too though i was alone....

NicoleB : wow germany is your home country...i though astria :) but anyway i had a great birthday here... hihihi i will show you more pictures of germany in spring sooner...hihihi... and yeat the birthday feast was nice... hohoh yummy doughnut and muffin :)

f.c : yeah thanks dude... actually i still have ton of adventures to share with you guys here... will get them shared one by one later ya... hihihi rreally? yeah told you already i dont look like my actual age =p happy happy

Happy belated 29th birthday to you, my friend. You got to go to Tibet next year to begin a new chapter in your life as you approach the number 30. I am waiting for you for tibet! Second thought, might go to explore silk road!

Renaye : hahahhaa... wow you knew it!! you know what? the guard of a pub check my ID >< damn and even casino >< they asked me to show them my ID shit!! and the alcohol >< damn... but on the other hand...am still feeling well as i look pretty young! hohoho thanks i will enjoy here ya

Happy Birthday! In Chinese we say 30 still got change haha. Wow the casino is so misleading actually have they consulted any fengshui on the structure. Understand from foongpc all Chinese casinos sure to have 'protected' with fengshui. Wonder the Germans believe in it and if not are they making money? tQ

Bananazക : 30 still got change?? erm... what you trying to say huuh? anyway it's just a number, i am taking it very easy...no worries ya... erm about the fengshui thingy for the casino? erm i think they have their own landscaping idea(rather than our fengshui)... but i didnt go deep into the history of the buidling, probably it was XX long long time ago... hahaha

the donG : well i am still a nobody now >< just wish to stand out a bit in the near future... anyway my travels still not impressive... will work hard on it thanks, i will do my best =p